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Acanthosis nigricans as a clinical marker of insulin resistance among overweight adolescents

PURPOSE: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a hyperpigmented dermatosis associated with obesity and insulin resistance (IR). There is no consensus whether AN extension scoring offers added value to the clinical estimation of IR. In this study we aimed to assess and score AN using both a short and an exten...

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Autores principales: Videira-Silva, Antonio, Albuquerque, Carolina, Fonseca, Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6603613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31261473
http://dx.doi.org/10.6065/apem.2019.24.2.99